Oscar Wilde: The sphinx without a secret. Oscar Wilde He was born in Dublin in His mother was a writer too. He died in Paris in ppt download Similar presentations More Presentation on theme: "Oscar Wilde: The sphinx without a secret. Oscar Wilde He was born in Dublin in 1854. His mother was a writer too. He died in Paris in 1900."— Presentation transcript: 1 Oscar Wilde: The sphinx without a secret 2 Oscar Wilde He was born in Dublin in His mother was a writer too. He died in Paris in 1900. 3 Oscar Wilde He studied in many universities, as Oxford or the Trinity College. He was in prison for 2 years. 4 He wrote The sphinx without a secret in 1891 5 The sphinx without a secret Main characters: Main characters: Oswald Oswald Lord Murchison Lord Murchison Lady Alroy Lady Alroy 6 The sphinx without a secret Oswald saw his friend Lord Murchison in a restaurant. They hadnt met for ten years. Oswald saw his friend Lord Murchison in a restaurant. They hadnt met for ten years.

Murchison was strange and Oswald thought that it was because of a woman. Murchison was strange and Oswald thought that it was because of a woman. 7 The sphinx without a secret Oswald and Murchison went to a calm place to talk. Oswald and Murchison went to a calm place to talk. By the way, they saw a yellow carriage and Murchison didnt like this colour… By the way, they saw a yellow carriage and Murchison didnt like this colour… 8 The sphinx without a secret Murchison showed Oswald a photograph of a mysterious woman and he asked about her. Murchison showed Oswald a photograph of a mysterious woman and he asked about her. Murchison told a story. Murchison told a story. 9 The sphinx without a secret One day, Murchison saw a yellow carriage where there was a very pretty woman. One day, Murchison saw a yellow carriage where there was a very pretty woman. He was looking for the woman for some days. He was looking for the woman for some days. Finally, Lord Murchison was invited to a party where he saw Lady Alroy and he fell in love with her.

Finally, Lord Murchison was invited to a party where he saw Lady Alroy and he fell in love with her. 10 The sphinx without a secret When Murchison went to visit her, the servant said that she wasnt at home. When Murchison went to visit her, the servant said that she wasnt at home. Alroy answered Murchisons letter and she accepted to meet another day Alroy answered Murchisons letter and she accepted to meet another day 11 The sphinx without a secret Murchison surprised her while she was going into a ballroom. Murchison surprised her while she was going into a ballroom. Her headscarf fell down and Murchison picked it up. Her headscarf fell down and Murchison picked it up. 12 The sphinx without a secret Murchison went to talk to her but she lied to him. Murchison went to talk to her but she lied to him. He got angry, insulted her and he left. He got angry, insulted her and he left. 13 The sphinx without a secret Later, he received a letter from Alroy and gave it back without opening it.

Later, he received a letter from Alroy and gave it back without opening it. He went abroad that night He went abroad that night When he came back, Alroy had died. When he came back, Alroy had died. 14 The sphinx without a secret He decided to investigate why she was so mysterious. He decided to investigate why she was so mysterious. He discovered that Lady Alroy liked to be the main character on the mysterious books that she read. He discovered that Lady Alroy liked to be the main character on the mysterious books that she read. 15 Oscar Wilde - Biography - IMDb Oscar Wilde Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trivia (9) | Personal Quotes (51) Overview (4) 30 November 1900 , Paris, France (acute meningitis, following an ear infection) Birth Name Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde Height 6' 3" (1.91 m) Mini Bio (1) A gifted poet, playwright and wit, Oscar Wilde was a phenomenon in 19th-century England.

He was illustrious for preaching the importance of style in life and art, and of attacking Victorian narrow-mindedness. Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1854. He studied at Trinity College in Dublin before leaving the country to study at Oxford University in England when he was in his early 20s. His prodigious literary talent was recognized when he received the Newdegate Prize for his outstanding poem "Ravenna". After leaving college his first volume of poetry, "Patience", was published in 1881, followed by a play, "The Duchess of Padua", two years later. It was around this time that Wilde sparked a sensation. On his arrival to America he stirred the nation with his flamboyant personality: wearing long silk stockings--an unusual mode of dress--long, flowing hair that gave the impression to many of an effeminate and a general air of wittiness, sophistication and eccentricity. He was an instant celebrity, but his works did not find recognition until the publication of "The Happy Prince and Other Tales" in 1888.

His other noted work was his only novel, was "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1890), which caused controversy as the book evidently attacked the hypocrisy of England. It was later used as incriminating evidence at Wilde's trial, on the basis of its obvious homosexual content. Wilde was a married man with children, but his private life was as a homosexual. He had an affair with a young snobbish aristocrat named Lord Alfred Douglas. Douglas' father, the Marquess of Queensberry, did not approve of his son's relationship with the distinguished writer, and when he accused Wilde of sodomy, Wilde sued the Marquess in court. However, his case was dismissed when his homosexuality--which at the time was outlawed in England--was exposed. He was sentenced to two years hard labor in prison. On his release he was a penniless, dejected man and soon died in Paris. He was 46.

Wilde is immortalized through his works, and the stories he wrote for children, such as "The Happy Prince" and "The Selfish Giant", are still vibrant in the imagination of the public, especially "The Picture of Dorian Gray", the story of a young handsome man who sells his soul to a picture to have eternal youth and beauty, only to face the hideousness of his own portrait as it ages, which entails his evil nature and degradation. The book has been interpreted on stage, films and television. In 1997 Stephen Fry played the lead in Wilde (1997) and Jude Law as Lord Alfred Douglas. ( 29 May 1884 - 7 April 1898) (her death) (2 children) Trivia (9) Oscar was the great-nephew of author Charles Maturin, an Irish clergyman and author whose gothic novel "Melmoth the Wanderer" inspired Oscar's pseudonym 'Sebastian Melmoth', which he lived under for three years from his release from prison to his death.

Sons: Cyril, born in June 1885, who died in World War I, and Vyvyan, born in November 1886. Vyvyan became a writer using the surname Holland, and his own grandson, Merlin Holland , has written two books about his grandfather, "Wilde Album" and "After Oscar: The Color of his Legacy." Merlin's son Lucien is a classics major at Oxford, just like Oscar Wilde. Appears on the sleeve of The Beatles ' "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album. Separated from his wife not long after their second child was born. Was a homosexual. Tried and convicted, alongside Alfred Taylor, a procurer of young men, in 1895 for indecent acts, as homosexuality was then outlawed in the UK. All of his possessions and property were confiscated following the ruling, which resulted in prison for the playwright. Moved to Paris after he finished his sentence and lived as a pauper, writing his autobiography and works that never found an audience. Died in a cheap Paris hotel. He published several books of stories for children, originally written for his own sons.

Relying on the generosity of friends, he went to live in France, adopting the name of Sebastian Melmoth. Wilde attempted to woo the son of the Marquess of Queensberry, and Lord Queensberry retaliated by circulating a note which accused Wilde of Sodomy. Wilde sued for libel, but after three days in court, he realized he was losing, and he dropped the suit. Both Wilde and his procurer (of young boys) were tried twice for "public indecency". The first trial ended in a hung jury. The second convicted him. Wilde served two years at hard labor for public indecency. Personal Quotes (51) There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about. I adore persons better than principles and persons with no principles more than anything else in the world. We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Men can be analyzed, women ... merely adored. I couldn't help it. I can resist everything except temptation. I must decline your invitation owing to a subsequent engagement. It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in the memory of the commercial classes.

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong. In the old days men had the rack. Now they have the Press. Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. One would have to have a heart of stone to read the death of Little Nell without laughing. [on his deathbed in a Paris hotel room] Either this wallpaper goes, or I do! The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame. Only the shallow know themselves. [upon taking a glass of champagne on his deathbed] I am dying beyond my means. The man who sees both sides of a question is a man who sees absolutely nothing. Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. [his defense at his trial] "The Love that dare not speak its name" in this country is such a great affection of an elder for a younger man as there was between David and Jonathan, such as Plato made the very basis of his philosophy, and such as you find in the sonnets of Michelangelo and [ William Shakespeare ].

It is that deep, spiritual affection that is as pure as it is perfect . . . It is in this century misunderstood, so much misunderstood that it may be described as "the Love that dare not speak its name", and on account of it I am placed where I am now. It is beautiful, it is fine, it is the noblest form of affection. There is nothing unnatural about it, and it repeatedly exists between an elder and a younger man, when the elder has intellect, and the younger man has all the joy, hope and glamor of life before him. That it should be so, the world does not understand. The world mocks at it and sometimes puts one in the pillory for it. She wore too much rouge last night and not quite enough clothes. That is always a sign of despair in a woman. Dying is easy. Comedy is hard. I am not young enough to know everything. Imagination is a quality given a man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is. I love acting. It is so much more real than life. Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Women have a much better time than men in this world. There are far more things forbidden to them [Upon arriving at US Customs in 1882] I have nothing to declare except my genius. Anybody can be good in the country. [on Frédéric Chopin ] After playing Chopin, I feel as if I had been weeping over sins that I had never committed, and mourning over tragedies that were not my own. Music always seems to me to produce that effect. It creates for one a past of which one has been ignorant, and fills one with a sense of sorrows that have been hidden from one's tears. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing. Crying is the refuge of plain women, but the ruin of pretty ones. What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless, and cannot. Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go. We Irish are too poetical to be poets; we are a nation of brilliant failures, but we are the greatest talkers since the Greeks. The public has an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing. Moderation is a fatal thing... nothing succeeds like excess. It is only the shallow people who do not judge by appearance. [on his room in the Ritz Hotel in Paris] A harsh and ugly light, enough to ruin your eyes, and not a candle or lamp for bedside reading. And who wants an immovable washing basin in one's room? I do not. Hide the thing. Bernard Shaw has no enemies but is intensely disliked by his friends. [on fellow writer Emile Zola] Mr. Zola is determined to show that, if he has not got genius, he can at least be dull. [as he was being led in handcuffs to Reading Gaol] If this is how Her Majesty treats her prisoners, she doesn't deserve to have any.

The young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience. Make people laugh when you tell them the truth, or they will kill you. Seriousness is the last refuge of the shallow. If I can't be famous I'll be notorious. Man is many things, but he is not rational. The conscience of an editor is purely decorative. See also Oscar Wilde Biography - life, childhood, children, name, wife, school, mother, young Oscar Wilde Biography Paris, France Irish-born English author, dramatist, and poet The English author Oscar Wilde was part of the "art for art's sake" movement in English literature at the end of the nineteenth century. He is best known for his brilliant, witty comedies including the play The Importance of Being Earnest and his classic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Outstanding childhood Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, on October 16, 1854. His father, Sir William Wilde, was a well-known surgeon; his mother, Jane Francisca Elgee Wilde, wrote popular poetry and other work under the pseudonym (pen name) Speranza.

Because of his mother's literary successes, young Oscar enjoyed a cultured and privileged childhood. After attending Portora Royal School in Enniskillen, Ireland, Wilde moved on to study the classics at Trinity College, Dublin, from 1871 to 1874. There, he began attracting public attention through the uniqueness of his writing and his lifestyle. Before leaving Trinity College, Wilde was awarded many honors, including the Berkely Gold Medal for Greek. Begins writing career At the age of twenty-three Wilde entered Magdalen College, Oxford, England. In 1878 he was awarded the Newdigate Prize for his poem "Ravenna." He attracted a group of followers whose members were purposefully unproductive and artificial. "The first duty in life," Wilde wrote in Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young (1894), "is to be as artificial as possible." After leaving Oxford he expanded his cult (a following). His iconoclasm (attacking of established religious institutions) clashed with the holiness that came with the Victorian era of the late nineteenth century, but this contradiction was one that he aimed for. Another of his aims was the glorification of youth.

Wilde published his well-received Poems in 1881. The next six years were active ones. Oscar Wilde. Library of Congress . He spent an entire year lecturing in the United States and then returned to lecture in England. He applied unsuccessfully for a position as a school inspector. In 1884 he married, and his wife bore him children in 1885 and in 1886. He began to publish extensively in the following year. His writing activity became as intense and as inconsistent as his life had been for the previous six years. From 1887 to 1889 Wilde edited the magazine Woman's World. His first popular success as a fiction writer was The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888). The House of Pomegranates (1892) was another collection of his fairy tales. Sexuality of Oscar Wilde In 1886 Wilde became a practicing homosexual, or one who is sexually attracted to a member of their own sex. He believed that his attacks on the Victorian moral code was the inspiration for his writing. He considered himself a criminal who challenged society by creating scandal.

Before his conviction (found guilty) for homosexuality in 1895, the scandal was essentially private. Wilde believed in the criminal mentality. "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime," from Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories (1891), treated murder and its successful cover-up comically. The original version of The Picture of Dorian Gray in Lippincott's Magazine emphasized the murder of the painter Basil Hallward by Dorian as the turning point in Dorian's downfall. Wilde stressed that criminal tendency became criminal act. Dorian Gray was published in book form in 1891. The novel was a celebration of youth. Dorian, in a gesture typical of Wilde, is parentless. He does not age, and he is a criminal. Like all of Wilde's work, the novel was a popular success. His only book of formal criticism, Intentions (1891), restated many of the views that Dorian Gray had emphasized, and it points toward his later plays and stories. Intentions emphasized the importance of criticism in an age that Wilde believed was uncritical. For him, criticism was an independent branch of literature, and its function was important.

His dramas Between 1892 and 1895 Wilde was an active dramatist (writer of plays), writing what he identified as "trivial [unimportant] comedies for serious people." His plays were popular because their dialogue was baffling, clever, and often short and clear, relying on puns and elaborate word games for their effect. Lady Windermere's Fan was produced in 1892, A Woman of No Importance in 1893, and An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest in 1895. On March 2, 1895, Wilde initiated a suit for criminal libel (a statement that damages someone's reputation) against the Marquess of Queensberry, who had objected to Wilde's friendship with his son, Lord Alfred Douglas. When his suit failed in April, countercharges followed. After a spectacular court action, Wilde was convicted of homosexual misconduct and sentenced to two years in prison at hard labor. Prison transformed Wilde's experience as extremely as had his 1886 introduction to homosexuality. In a sense he had prepared himself for prison and its transformation of his art.

De Profundis is a moving letter to a friend and apologia (a formal defense) that Wilde wrote in prison; it was first published as a whole in 1905. His theme was that he was not unlike other men and was a scapegoat, or one who bears blame for others. The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898) was written after his release. In this poem a man murdered his mistress and was about to be executed, but Wilde considered him only as criminal as the rest of humanity. He wrote: "For each man kills the thing he loves, / Yet each man does not die." After Wilde was released from prison he lived in Paris, France. He attempted to write a play in his style before his imprisonment, but this effort failed. He died in Paris on November 30, 1900. For More Information BBC - History - Historic Figures: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) Historic Figures z Oscar Wilde © Wilde was an Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, poet and critic, and a celebrity in late 19th century London.

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in Dublin on 16 October 1854. His father was a successful surgeon and his mother a writer and literary hostess. Wilde was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and Magdalen College, Oxford. While at Oxford, Wilde became involved in the aesthetic movement. After he graduated, he moved to London to pursue a literary career. His output was diverse. A first volume of his poetry was published in 1881 but as well as composing verse, he contributed to publications such as the 'Pall Mall Gazette', wrote fairy stories and published a novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (1891). His greatest talent was for writing plays, and he produced a string of extremely popular comedies including 'Lady Windermere's Fan' (1892), 'An Ideal Husband (1895)' and 'The Importance of Being Earnest' (1895). 'Salomé' was performed in Paris in 1896. Drama and tragedy marred Wilde's private life.

He married Constance Lloyd in 1884 and they had two sons, but in 1891 Wilde began an affair with Lord Alfred Douglas, nicknamed 'Bosie'. In April 1895, Wilde sued Bosie's father, the Marquis of Queensberry, for libel, after the Marquis has accused him of being homosexual. Wilde lost and, after details of his private life were revealed during the trial, was arrested and tried for gross indecency. He was sentenced to two years of hard labour. While in prison he composed a long letter to Douglas, posthumously published under the title 'De Profundis' . His wife took their children to Switzerland and adopted the name 'Holland'. Wilde was released with his health irrevocably damaged and his reputation ruined. He spent the rest of his life in Europe, publishing 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol' in 1898. He died in Paris on 30 November 1900. Oscar Wilde OSCAR WILDE Born, Dublin, Ireland, 1854 Died, Paris, France, 1900 This document was originally published in Minute History of the Drama.

Alice B. Fort & Herbert S. Kates. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1935. p. 98. Purchase Plays by Oscar Wilde AFTER the first performance of Lady Windermere's Fan , Clemence Scott, veteran nineteenth century critic of London drama, wrote in The Daily Telegraph: "The play is a bad one but it will succeed. No faults of construction, no failure in interest, no feebleness in motive, will weigh in the scale against the insolence of its caricature." This criticism sums up the spirit of the playwright himself. He thumbed his nose, so to speak, at the world. In his college days he delighted to scorn what were referred to as the "manly sports," thereby earning a reputation for effeminacy. He decorated his rooms with all sorts of "artistic" impedimenta. In fact, his general attitude got him a ducking at Oxford where he went from Trinity College, Dublin. Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was the son of a famous Irish surgeon. His mother was a graceful writer of verse and prose, and it was doubtless to her early influence that Wilde owed his interest in literature.

After he left college he became interested in "art for art's sake," and became sufficiently prominent to be invited to lecture in the United States. Wilde had written considerable verse, fairy stories, and other prose, and had made some attempt at drama before the successful production of Lady Windermere's Fan in 1892. This was followed by A Woman of No Importance (1893), An Ideal Husband (1895), and The Importance of Being Earnest (also 1895). This was his last play and the only one that received favorable notice from the press. It was shortly after the production of this play that Wilde brought the notorious libel suit against the Marquis of Queensbury. The revelations of the trial were such that Wilde was sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labor. Out of this experience came his famous Ballad of Reading Gaol. He came out of prison, however, broken in body and spirit.

For the brief remainder of his life he lived on the continent under the name of "Sebastian Melmoth." Wilde's play, Salome , written in French in 1893 for Sarah Bernhardt , received a single performance in Paris in 1904, and is today much better known through Richard Strauss' operetta, for which it served as the libretto. Wilde's plays, whether good or bad dramatically, are gifted with theatrical effectiveness and a brilliance of wit and epigram that easily account for whatever success they enjoyed. Search eBay! for Oscar Wilde collectibles FURTHER STUDIES: The Importance of Being Earnest - A synopsis of the play by Oscar Wilde. Lady Windermere's Fan - A synopsis of the play by Wilde. Oscar Wilde - A brief biographical Sketch. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) - A biography, plus links to purchase all of his works currently in print. Oscar Wilde: Monologues - An index of monologues by Wilde. Oscar Wilde: Poems - A collection of poetry by the Irish dramatist. Oscar Wilde Quotes - A collection of quotes from his plays and other works.

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Born: 16-10-1854 Dublin, Ireland. Died: 30-11-1900 Paris, France. Buried: Paris, France. Wilde was initially buried in the Cimetière de Bagneux outside Paris. In 1909 his remains were disinterred and transferred to Pere Lachaise cemetery , Paris, France. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish author, playwright and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, his plays, as well as the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death. Wilde's parents were successful Anglo-Irish Dublin intellectuals. Their son became fluent in French and German early in life. At university, Wilde read Greats; he proved himself to be an outstanding classicist, first at Dublin, then at Oxford.

He became known for his involvement in the rising philosophy of aestheticism, led by two of his tutors, Walter Pater and John Ruskin. After university, Wilde moved to London into fashionable cultural and social circles. As a spokesman for aestheticism, he tried his hand at various literary activities: he published a book of poems, lectured in the United States and Canada on the new "English Renaissance in Art", and then returned to London where he worked prolifically as a journalist. Known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress and glittering conversation, Wilde became one of the best-known personalities of his day. At the turn of the 1890s, he refined his ideas about the supremacy of art in a series of dialogues and essays, and incorporated themes of decadence, duplicity, and beauty into his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). The opportunity to construct aesthetic details precisely, and combine them with larger social themes, drew Wilde to write drama. He wrote Salome (1891) in French in Paris but it was refused a licence for England due to the absolute prohibition of Biblical subjects on the English stage.

Unperturbed, Wilde produced four society comedies in the early 1890s, which made him one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London. At the height of his fame and success, while his masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), was still on stage in London, Wilde had the Marquess of Queensberry prosecuted for libel. The Marquess was the father of Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. The charge carried a penalty of up to two years in prison. The trial unearthed evidence that caused Wilde to drop his charges and led to his own arrest and trial for gross indecency with other men. After two more trials he was convicted and imprisoned for two years' hard labour. In 1897, in prison, he wrote De Profundis, which was published in 1905, a long letter which discusses his spiritual journey through his trials, forming a dark counterpoint to his earlier philosophy of pleasure. Upon his release he left immediately for France, never to return to Ireland or Britain. There he wrote his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898), a long poem commemorating the harsh rhythms of prison life.

He died destitute in Paris at the age of 46. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) . By 25 November Wilde had developed cerebral meningitis. Robbie Ross arrived on 29 November and sent for a priest, and Wilde was conditionally baptised into the Catholic Church by Fr Cuthbert Dunne, a Passionist priest from Dublin[169] (the sacrament being conditional because of the doctrine that one may be baptised only once – Wilde having been baptised in the Church of Ireland and having moreover a recollection of Catholic baptism as a child, a fact later attested to by the minister of the sacrament, Fr Lawrence Fox). Fr Dunne recorded the baptism: As the voiture rolled through the dark streets that wintry night, the sad story of Oscar Wilde was in part repeated to me....Robert Ross knelt by the bedside, assisting me as best he could while I administered conditional baptism, and afterwards answering the responses while I gave Extreme Unction to the prostrate man and recited the prayers for the dying.

As the man was in a semi-comatose condition, I did not venture to administer the Holy Viaticum; still I must add that he could be roused and was roused from this state in my presence. When roused, he gave signs of being inwardly conscious... Indeed I was fully satisfied that he understood me when told that I was about to receive him into the Catholic Church and gave him the Last Sacraments... And when I repeated close to his ear the Holy Names, the Acts of Contrition, Faith, Hope and Charity, with acts of humble resignation to the Will of God, he tried all through to say the words after me. Wilde died of cerebral meningitis on 30 November 1900. Different opinions are given as to the cause of the meningitis: Richard Ellmann claimed it was syphilitic; Merlin Holland, Wilde's grandson, thought this to be a misconception, noting that Wilde's meningitis followed a surgical intervention, perhaps a mastoidectomy; Wilde's physicians, Dr.

Paul Cleiss and A'Court Tucker, reported that the condition stemmed from an old suppuration of the right ear (une ancienne suppuration de l'oreille droite d'ailleurs en traitement depuis plusieurs années) and did not allude to syphilis. Wilde was initially buried in the Cimetière de Bagneux outside Paris; in 1909 his remains were disinterred and transferred to Père Lachaise Cemetery, inside the city. His tomb was designed by Sir Jacob Epstein, commissioned by Robert Ross, who asked for a small compartment to be made for his own ashes which were duly transferred in 1950. The modernist angel depicted as a relief on the tomb was originally complete with male genitalia which have since been vandalised; their current whereabouts are unknown. In 2000, Leon Johnson, a multimedia artist, installed a silver prosthesis to replace them. In 2011, the tomb was cleaned of the many lipstick marks left there by admirers, and a glass barrier was installed to prevent further marks or damage.

The epitaph is a verse from The Ballad of Reading Gaol: And alien tears will fill for him Pity's long-broken urn, For his mourners will be outcast men, And outcasts always mourn. Written by Bert van der Waal van Dijk Last Updated: 25 December 2016 Oscar Wilde - IMDb IMDb Writer | Soundtrack A gifted poet, playwright and wit, Oscar Wilde was a phenomenon in 19th-century England. He was illustrious for preaching the importance of style in life and art, and of attacking Victorian narrow-mindedness. Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1854. He studied at Trinity College in Dublin before leaving the country to study at Oxford University ... See full bio » Born: a list of 29 people created 18 Aug 2011 a list of 47 people created 21 Aug 2012 a list of 33 people created 02 Mar 2013 a list of 27 people created 09 Dec 2013 a list of 41 people created 1 month ago Do you have a demo reel?

Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Oscar Wilde's work have you seen? User Polls 1 win & 1 nomination. See more awards » Known For 2012 The Happy Prince (Short) (writer) 2012 Salome (based on the play by) 2011 Art of Crime (Short) (short story "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime") - Richard Strauss: Salome (2008) ...

(text - uncredited) 2008 Salome (TV Movie) (by: libretto from a play) 2007 The Picture of Dorian Gray (novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray") 2006 Chum (Short) (inspired by: The Devoted Friend) 2005 Dorian (Short) (novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray") 2005 The Picture of Dorian Gray (book "The Picture of Dorian Gray") 2005 The Canterville Ghost (TV Movie) (story "The Canterville Ghost") 1996 The Canterville Ghost (TV Movie) (short story) 1995 Odoiá (Video) (story "The Fisherman and His Soul") 1995 Fleshy Doll (based on story by) 1992 The Importance of Being Earnest (TV Movie) (play) 1992 Salome (TV Movie) (play) 1989 Strasidlo cantervillské (TV Movie) (novel) 1988 The Canterville Ghost (TV Movie) (based on the

 story by) 1985 The Canterville Ghost (TV Movie) (based on a short story by) 1985 Great Performances (TV Series) (play - 1 episode) 1981 Idealnyy muzh (play) Au théâtre ce soir (TV Series) (play - 1 episode, 1981) (play "An Ideal Husband" - 1 episode, 1972) 1979 Jak je dulezité míti Filipa (TV Movie) (play) 1978 Salomé (Short) (play) 1978 Take Off (story idea) Novela (TV Series) (1 episode, 1978) (novel - 2 episodes, 1964 - 1969) 1978 Salomé (TV Movie) (play) 1977 Los libros (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) 1976 Kak vazhno byt seryoznym (TV Movie) (play) 1975 Lepeza ledi Vindemir (TV Movie) (play

 "Lady Windermere's Fan") 1975 The Canterville Ghost (TV Movie) (story) 1975 Salome (TV Movie) (based on the play by) 1974 The Happy Prince (Short) (story) 1973 Salome (Short) (play) 1973 The Picture of Dorian Gray (TV Movie) (novel "The Portrait of Dorian Gray") Alta comedia (TV Series) (1 episode, 1973) (story - 1 episode, 1973) 1972 The Canterville Ghost (Short) (story - as Oskar Uayld) 1972 Salomè (play - uncredited) 1971 The Selfish Giant (Short) (short story) 1971 Salome (TV Movie) (play) 1971 Josie's Castle (writer: "Ballad of Reading Gaol") 1970 Mein Freund Bunbury (TV Movie) (play "The Importance of Being Earnest") 1970 Dorian Gray (novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray") 1

969 Salomé (TV Movie) (play) 1969 Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung (TV Movie) (play "A Woman of No Importance") 1968 Zbrodnia lorda Artura Savile'a (TV Short) (short story) 1968 Zlocin lorda Savila (TV Movie) (novel "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime") 1967 Lord Arthur Saviles Verbrechen (TV Movie) (novel) ITV Playhouse (TV Series) (play - 1 episode, 1967) (story - 1 episode, 1967) - Lady Windermere's Fan (1967) ...

(play) / (story) 1967 Teatterituokio (TV Series) (story "A Florentine Tragedy" - 1 episode) - Firenzeläinen tragedia (1967) ... (story "A Florentine Tragedy") 1966 ABC Stage 67 (TV Series) (story "The Canterville Ghost" - 1 episode) - The Canterville Ghost (1966) ... (story "The Canterville Ghost") 1966 An Ideal Husband (TV Movie) (play "An Ideal Husband") 1966 Il ventaglio di Lady Windermere (TV Movie) (play "Lady Windermere's Fan") 1965 An Ideal Husband (TV Movie) (play "An Ideal Husband") 1965 Famous Gossips (TV Series) (based of the letters of - 1 episode) - Oscar Wilde: Monsieur Sebastian Melmoth (1965) ...

(based of the letters of) 1965 En florentinsk tragedi (TV Movie) (story "A Florentine Tragedy") 1965 Een florentijns treurspel (TV Movie) Armchair Theatre (TV Series) (play - 1 episode, 1964) (novel - 1 episode, 1961) (short story - 1 episode, 1960) Oscar Wilde Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline Writers Oscar Wilde Biography Oscar Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet and author. Read this brief biography to find more on his life. Quick Facts Lady Jane Francesca Elgee Wilde Spouse/Partner: 1988 - National (USA) Book Critics Circle Award Image Credit Oscar Fingal OâFlahertie Wills Wilde, better known as Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet, author and one of the most successful playwrights of the Victorian Era. Many of his plays such as The Importance of Being Earnest and Salome are translated in to foreign languages and are adopted into films and poems written by him made their presence in the list of bestsellers of his time and still continue to be read worldwide.

The most celebrated novelist and author of his time, Oscar Wilde was appreciated by and acquainted with many influential artists of the day including English author John Ruskin, American poet Walt Whitman and George Bernard Shaw. Wilde witnessed an ill-fated downfall in 1885, when the author was arrested and imprisoned on account of his iniquitous homosexuality that made him leave his country for ever. He was also harshly criticized for his outspoken atheism and active role in atheistic movements in the country. Oscar Wilde Childhood & Education Born on 16 October 1854 in Ireland, Oscar Wilde was the second son of his Anglo-Irish parents. His father Sir William Wilde was a successful eye-ear surgeon in Ireland and his mother Jane Francesca Wilde was a renowned writer and poet of her time. Sir William Wilde, a philanthropist, was knighted in 1864 for his remarkable work in medicine. A widely read and learned person; he wrote books on archaeology and folklore and was the founder of the Dublin Eye and Ear Hospital. In 1855, Oscar’s family moved to Merrion Square where his sister Isola was born after one year in 1856.

After initial schooling at home, Oscar went on to study at Portora Royal School in Fermanagh. Upon leaving the school, he enrolled in the Trinity College in Dublin in 1871 and studied classics with his elder brother Willie Wilde for two years. A devoted student and outstanding performer Oscar was, he won the Berkeley Gold Medal at Trinity and was awarded a scholarship to the Oxford University. He studied there from 1874 to 1878 and became involved with the Atheistic movement. While at Oxford, he recited his first poem in 1878 for which he was awarded the Newdigate Prize. In the same year, he graduated with a double first in classical moderations. His first collection of poetries titled as Poems was published in 1881. Marriage & Family It was after graduating from Oxford, when he met and courted Florence Balcombe. However, when she rejected his proposal to marriage, Oscar left Ireland permanently in 1878. In 1884, he met Constance Lloyd in London and fell in love with her.

They married on 29 May 1884 and the couple had two sons Cyril, who was born in 1885 and Vyvyan, who arrived the next year in 1886. Constance died in 1898 after a spinal surgery and was buried in Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa, Italy. After the arrest of Oscar, she had her hand their son’s last name changed to ‘Holland’. His elder son Cyril was killed in France during the World War I. Oscar’s second son Vyvyan, who also served in the war, became an author following his father’s footprints and penned his memoir Son of Oscar Wilde in 1954. Aestheticism Wilde was involved in aesthetic and decadent movements during his days at Oxford and since then became well known for his scandalous acts. His views on aestheticism were influenced by the contemporary writers John Ruskin and Walter Pater who advocated for and preached the central importance of art in one’s life.

Now an important personality and a principle aesthete, Oscar began to teach Aesthetic Values in London in 1879.Though he was often scoffed at for his aestheticism and was targeted by his critics, his sayings-sometimes outrageous- became popular. During 1887-1889 he worked as a reviewer for the Pall Mall Gazette and soon after he was appointed the editor of The Woman’s World. Sexuality & Relationships Oscar Wilde’s sexual orientation has been considered homosexual or bisexual. He first acknowledged this during his Oxford Days and since then he developed several ‘passionate and scandulous’ relationship with his mates and colleagues. The most prominent among them was with Lord Alfred Douglas, a junior at Oxford. The two developed a tumultuous relation that would eventually lead to the downfall of Oscar Wilde who did not try to conceal his sexual interest and openly lived with him for years. They even went as far as to come out with a ‘Law Reform’ appeal with other upper class supporters who suggested making homosexuality legal. However, their effort went unheeded. Downfall and Imprisonment Alfred had a turbulent relationship with his father John Douglas, who took offence at the growing intimacy between Oscar and his son.

He disapproved of their living together and often confronted Oscar who successfully placated him each time when confronted. John was determined to end their contemptuous relationship and embarked on ruining Oscar’s image. It was the opening night of The Importance of Being Earnest, when John planned to publicly expose and humiliate him and did so going as far as calling him by obscene names in public. Wilde filed a case against him and had John arrested for a brief period. He was later freed on bail and this time he fall pry into his own trap. The legal committee became inquisitive of his association with male prostitutes, Alfred, and others as the lofty details of Wilde’s lifestyle began to come out in the light. His first trial was scheduled for 3rd April 1895. After a series of cross questioning and examination the evidences, trial was ended without a verdict. In his final trial, which was on 25 May 1895, Wilde was convicted of Homosexuality-a gross indecency- and given a two-year sentence with hard labor. By this time, he had Alfred out of the country despite his constant resistance and willingness to take a stand for him.

Wilde was imprisoned in Pentonville and sent to Wandsworth and then finally to Reading prison, a place 30 miles west of London. While in prison, Wilde wrote a 50,000 word-long letter addressed to Douglas, which he gave to his friend Robert Ross on his release. A heavily edited form of the letter was published in 1905. Further, Vyvyan published it again in 1999, though its first complete and unedited version was published in 1962, titled as The Letters of Oscar Wilde. Release & Death Oscar Wilde was released on 19 May 1897 after which he took a self exile from society, though he did not end his association with his male friends including Canadian journalist Robert Ross. Now adapting the name Sebastian Melmoth, he settled in Paris and reunited with his previous social circle. Oscar Wilde died of Meningitis on 30 November 1900 and he now rests in Pe`re Lachaise Cemetery in Paris where Robert Ross’s ashes were added in the angel-adorned tomb after his death. Oscar was baptized into the Roman Catholic Church by Robert Ross before his death.

OSCAR WILDE TIMELINE Oscar Wilde was born on 16 October. 1855- : Oscar’s family moved to Merrion Square. 1856- : His sister Isola was born. 1871- : He enrolled in the Trinity College in Dublin. 1874- : He went on to study at Oxford. 1878- : Oscar won Newdigate prize for his poem. 1878- : He received his graduation degree with first class. 1878- :

Question: Which writer born in Dublin in 1854 died in Paris in 1900?
Answer: OSCAR WILDE